Then Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.
- Mark 2:27 (NLT)

“The difference between us and the people of the past is the lack of margin in our lives, or a lack of that space and time we all need to recuperate and find pause in our life. Margin is the space that once existed between our limits and ourselves. When we reach the limits of our resources and abilities, we are out of margin.”

—Dr. Richard Swinson

Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you.
- Exodus 20:8-10 (NLT)

Sabbath: An opportunity to

and

Reveal Answer

God.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
- Deuteronomy 5:15 (NIV)

Sabbath: A tangible

of our need to

Reveal Answer

in God.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.”
- Exodus 16:4-5 (NLT)

Tell the people of Israel: Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.
- Exodus 31:13

The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time. It is a permanent sign of my covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.
- Exodus 31:16-17

“Admittedly, closing all of our restaurants every Sunday makes us a rarity in this day and age. But it’s a little habit that has always served us well, so we’re planning to stick with it. Our founder, Truett Cathy, wanted to ensure that every Chick-Fil-A employee and restaurant operator had an opportunity to worship, spend time with family and friends or just plain rest from the work week. Made sense then, still makes sense now.”

—A Chick-fil-A Representative

Sabbath: A time to be

by the

Reveal Answer

of God.

When will the New Moon be over that we may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?”— skimping on the measure, boosting the price and cheating with dishonest scales…
- Amos 8:5 (NIV)

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
- Mark 2:27 (NIV)